Our Team
Joanne Jones
Managing Associate
Jo is a commercial litigator with over 12 years’ experience in resolving corporate and commercial disputes. Prior to joining Quillon Law, she was a Managing Associate at Stephenson Harwood LLP and has previously worked as in-house legal counsel for a major UK airline and leading UK bank.
Practice
Jo has a broad practice and has acted as lead associate on a range of complex domestic and cross-border disputes including for and against corporates, art institutions, accounting firms, life science companies, high-net worth individuals, state institutions and airlines. Jo additionally regularly advises clients in connection with UK export controls regulations.
Jo has extensive experience advising clients throughout all stages of a dispute. She has managed claims proceeding before the High Court (Chancery, Commercial, TCC and KBD Court) and the Privy Council. She also has experience in arbitration under the rules of the LCIA, ICC and SCC, as well as other means of dispute resolution, including mediation.
Notable Representations
Life Sciences
Jo acted for the defendant molecular diagnostics company against a c. £135m claim brought by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for an alleged breach of warranty concerning the supply of Rapid-PCR testing kits, and its counterclaim, resulting in an out of court commercial settlement.
Defending Big Four accounting firm
Jo represented the defendant accounting firm against a £55m claim for professional negligence brought by a high-net worth individual in relation to advice concerning purchases under the government Enterprise Zone Investment Scheme and related tax arrangements, resulting in a confidential commercial settlement.
LCIA arbitration
Jo acted for a Middle Eastern national airline carrier, successfully defending a claim for US$20m for the alleged breach of a joint venture agreement.
Art and cultural property
Jo has advised several international auction houses on disputes from pre-action to final resolution, including those arising in connection to Consignment and Conditions of Sale agreements. These actions involved alleged breaches of warranty, misrepresentation, and authenticity and provenance related matters, concerning multiple jurisdictions resulting in out of court settlements, including by way of mediation.
Claim against Big Four accounting firm
Jo acted for a UK home and insurance warranty provider in a c. £35m professional negligence claim against a Big Four accounting firm concerning a capital gains tax saving scheme, resulting in a highly successful mediation.
Hassan Bouhadi v AbdulMagid Breish
[2016] EWHC 602 (Comm)
Jo acted for the defendant in this complex dispute concerning control of Libya's sovereign wealth fund worth in excess of US$7 billion.
Education and Admissions
The University of Manchester
(BA (Hons), First Class)
BPP Law School
(GDL)
College of Law
(Legal Practice Course)
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales
(2012)